The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-07-17
WITHOUT ASKING MAMMA.
rWO W4TNE STREET CHILDREN MAR
l RIED ON TIE SLY.

Dresses.
A sensational breeze has stirred society
circles in the lower part of Wayne street.
The breeze followed marriage ceremony
performed by Rev. DR.. Dunn, pastor of
the Third Street NJ. E. church, which
made Charles Field and Miss Angie David
son man and wife.
About nine o'clock on the evening of
last Tuesday week DIR. Dunn was called
upon by party consisting of two gentle
men and female. One of the young men
informed the minister that he desired TO
be married to the young lady of the party,
and requested the minister to perform the
usual ceremony necessary to Join them in
wedlock. The other young man of the
party accompanied the principals as wit
ness, but it being necessary that there
should be two witnesses, DR.. Dunn Sc
cured the services of his daughter to wit
ness the marriage and make it compl etc.
In answer to the usual ceremonial ques-
tons of the minister, the young man gave
his name as Charles Field and the young
lady as Miss Anzie Davidson. They
said they were residents of Rochester.
N. Y, and were on a visit to this city
and had determined to get married. The
young man exhibited his familiarity with
the city of Rochester by describing the ap-
pearance of the various streets and the
different points of interest which were all
so correctly described that DR.. Dunn, who
is familiar with the city, had reason to be-
lieve that the young man was IN fact
resident of that city. The young lady,
though not showing in any way her
familiarity with the city in her converse
ton, declared she lived there and that she
was the. residing with the parents of the
young man who accompanied them as
witness, and who she declared was her
cousin. The young man gave his age as
81 years and S months and the young lady
declared that she had just passed her
twenty first year. No DIRECTORS appear
ing to protest against the marriage, and
the parties having declared themselves to
be Of legal age, the minister uttered the
necessary words, accepted his fee and the
knot which made them man and wife was
tied.
1t has since transpired that the young
couple were not residents of Rochester
but resided on Wayne street in this city,
and that after the discovery of the mar
rage, the family of the young man indig-
nantly uttered strong protests against it.
1t is also known that neither of the young
people had reached the legal age to marry
without the consent of their parents or
guardians.
The young groom is Charles Field who
resided with his mother who lives
in the immense white building on
Wayne street, between Jersey avenue and
Barrow street, which is kept as , boarding
house. Miss Davidson resided with her
parents in No. 4 of the row of houses on
the same block known as Hampton Court
Terrace. She is pretty blond with a
beautiful pink and White complexion and
disposition that is charming, and she has
only just passed her sixteenth year. Her
parents removed to Wayne street only re-
Gently, and with some companions Miss
Davidson had ofte2 gone to the Urge yard
in the rear of the Field residence to pick
and admire the beautiful flowers which
grow there in abundance. During one of
THESE visits Charlie Field saw her. Having
an eye for the beautiful he admired her,
sought her acquaintance and fell deeply II
love- He was young, having just passed
his eighteenth year, and was handsome
youth of athletic build, and the love fe ell
ing was mutual. The passion became so
strong and the parties were so wrapped up
in each other that they determined to wed,
without acquainting their parents Of their
intention, and enjoy the bliss of marriage.
An hour before the marriage ceremony
was performed young Field called upon
one of his friends and asked him to act as
a witness to the marriage. Theyoung man
consented, but believed at the time that
Field was in a humorous mood and did not
mean what he said Miss Davidson was in
waiting and Field told his friend that he
should walk with the expected bride,
as such was the custom. The
friend had not viewed the matter
in any serious light until he found himself
seated in the residence of the Rev. DR..
Dunn. If he had known that the couple
were serious in the matter he would pro-
baby have done something to prevent the
marriage, but as they were in the ministers
house he felt that he had to submit He
was greatly surprised to hear Mr. Field
and the young lady declare that they lived
in Rochester and mad passed 81 years of
so !. but lie was astounded to hear the
Young lady declare that she was cousin
of the witness and that she was living with
his parents. He felt that everything was
not right, but was too much ashamed to
make any protest or create a sensation,
and allowed the ceremony to be performed
without objection,
Rev. Dr.. Dunn discovered afterwards
that he had been imposed upon by the
young people The only reason assigned
for their course is that the young man
being an only child of devoted mother
knew that the marriage would not be con-
scented to. He had attended DR.. Dunn's
church frequently, and feared that if he
gave his residence as this city the minister
might be tempted to make an investiga-
ton. Ths young lady also appeared to be
little more than 16 years old and certainly
not 81, as she declared she was, and this
might make the minister suspicious. The
couple were determined on marriage, and
not caring to take any risks that might pre-
vent the marriage, they inve nted the
Rochester story.
The couple are Row living with the
mother CT the bride on Wayne street, and